Tanko Yakasai, adviser to President Shehu Shagari (1979-1983)
on National Assembly matters has set the records straight on some
issues raised by the former vice president, Alex Ekwueme.
A
prominent politician and elder statesman from Kano, Mr. Yakasai has
been in politics since 1946 when he was just 20 years old. Since
venturing into politics over 60 years ago, Mr. Yakasai has never been
quiet and has never failed to speak up on any crucial political issue.
The octogenarian sought out leading Hausa newspaper, RARIYA,
after reading the interview (also published by PREMIUM TIMES) granted
to it by former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, to, in his words.
Excerpts:
Q. Seeing
that the 2015 general election is fast approaching, how do you view the
seeming crisis engulfing the ruling PDP and even opposition parties?
Actually,
I am not surprised for two main reasons; firstly, since the
pre-independence election of 1956 to date, I have observed that the
country experiences some form of political turmoil preparatory to every
presidential election. In fact, whoever is not used to it will assume
that the country will go into flames, but the election always comes and
goes, and the country remains intact.
That is why I always refer
to Nigeria as a canoe which doesn’t normally move in a straight line,
but is always swerving in all directions to reach its destination. Read more
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